Now he studied the sea to windward for signs of the wind slackening or freshening, now the Macedonia; and again, his eyes roved over every sail, and he gave commands to slack a sheet here a trifle, to come in on one there a trifle, till he was drawing out of the Ghost the last bit of speed she possessed.

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration confirmed it has suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Pakistan, senior U.S. officials said, due to slackening support by the country for Washington's fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban.